The ATP revealed on Tuesday this week that the Turkey’s largest city Istanbul will be hosting an ATP 250 claycourt event starting in 2014. Turkey will be staging its first-ever ATP event which will take place from April 27 to May 3 in 2015.
The tournament is named Garanti Koza Istanbul Open with the players competing against each other at the state-of-the-art Koza World of Sports facility, known as the largest tennis academy in the world. The venue boasts of a centre court that has a retractable roof and can seat up to 7,500 people.
“We are delighted that the ATP World Tour will be taking place in Turkey for the first time from 2015. This incredible new facility in Istanbul will make a wonderful addition to the many remarkable venues that feature on the ATP World Tour throughout the season. As we add an important market such as Turkey to our global footprint, the ATP World Tour will be set to take place across 62 tournaments in 32 countries in 2015,” said ATP Executive Chairman and President Chris Kermode.
“Garanti Koza is thrilled to host an ATP event in Istanbul, giving Turkish tennis fans the opportunity to watch the best players in the world. We look forward to great tennis in Istanbul for many years to come!” said Garanti Koza Board Member Serhan Baykal.
ATP World Tour Spring Clay-Court Calendar 2015
April 6 (Week 14): Casablanca & Houston
April 13 (Week 15): Monte-Carlo
April 20 (Week 16): Barcelona & Bucharest
April 27 (Week 17): Istanbul & Munich & Oeiras
May 4 (Week 18): Madrid
May 11 (Week 19): Rome
May 18 (Week 20): Dusseldorf & Nice
May 25 (Week 21): Roland Garros/French Open
